It will be slightly different, as we don't have a known metagame, or a number of known players. The first iteration here is largely a test run. The goals of the Super League is primarily to get a feel for the format and start establishing a paper trail. As we build up games that are documented, we can see problem cards, and get a real development process going. Eventually we can expand and build up interest once the format settles down and the daunting 3000+ card choices no longer act as a barrier to entry.

Without further pause, I'll talk about the structure of this specific super league.

This super league will be 8 players, with a cut to top 4, and with the top 2 at the end of the league guaranteed slots in the next season. The last six will have to sign up like everyone else.There is no ban or restricted list. Any card in the format(remember, Sagathia and Starstill are not legal yet), will be legal, with 60 card minimum deck construction and 15 card maximum sideboards.Each player will play each other player once, with an assigned player each week, until 7 weeks are up. Then, we do a playoff of top 4.At the start of the league you must submit a decklist. After every 3 weeks, you can change decklists, which you then must resubmit. Decklists will be confidential until the start, where they will be made public.Each match is supposed to last 50 minutes. We can only use the honor system here, but draws are a part of the game.Games should be played in cockatrice. It doesn't have rules enforcement, but it allows others to view your matches, and act as both a judge and audience. It also tracks the time in the match, and can handle all the mechanics(even Solid Gold).As the host, I will also be participating in this first version, but I will submit my decklist before opening any other files(you can confirm this by checking your outbox).When you finish your match for the week, please report the result asap. Both players should report their score for verification purposes. Records and position will be posted each week, but pairings will be known from the start of the league.Playoff format will be normal, best 2 out of 3 single match events. Your deck in the last round of the league will be your playoff deck. Ties will be broken by agonizing tiebreaker math determined by yours truly. The playoffs will pit #1 vs #4 and #2 vs #3.I'll leave sign-ups open until we get 8 players, and then we can start.

Also, I'm not sure what 1st place should get. I was going to give them a free match win for the next season, but that might be too heavy. Then I decided on giving them a single point, rather than 3, but I'd prefer something else. If anyone has any suggestions on things let me know.First place gets to make an invitational card!1. Popular Pariah2. Dr_Demento3. razorborne4. Shazzeh5. Fallingman6. masterofdoom/Burning_Earth7. Mown8. Cato Rush_clasic

EDIT: Please send decklist submissions to me with the subject "NGASL Decklist Submission" so I know not to open it.EDIT: We now have prizing! First place will get an invitation card!

Also, I'm not sure what 1st place should get. I was going to give them a free match win for the next season, but that might be too heavy. Then I decided on giving them a single point, rather than 3, but I'd prefer something else. If anyone has any suggestions on things let me know.

tasteful nudes.

anyway do we have to make the deck ourselves or can we use other people's because I do not have the time or inclination to dig through everything but on the other hand playing would be fun.

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I'm gonna put these in this thread because I think they're relevant, and because I suspect they'll be somewhat outdated after this league gets going. I don't know which decks are good because the meta is fluid at this point. Also keep in mind that I am not an extremely skilled deckbuilder or player, so even though I have experience with the format my advice might not be the best to take.

There are a couple good-seeming decks I've played against that I don't have lists for. Pariah and Dr_D are the people to ask about these. Firstly, MUD: it's an explosive and disruptive deck that gets to make good plays like turn one Thorn of Amethyst or turn two Hypercube and gets to abuse Urban Trade Routes in the long game. The colorless sideboard is bad, but the main deck is rather powerful. Secondly, monored combo: it's incredibly fast and has enough redundancy that it's hard to predict or stop. Dr_D's version has Toy Factory + Fragment of the Ineffable, Toy Factory + Hoarding Cavern + Furnace Tender, and ramp + Nightstalker Invasion all in the same deck. Not all of the win conditions require resolving spells, and not all are telegraphed, so you kind of have to be able to answer everything at once.

The deck I have most experience with is UR Susu so I'm gonna write about that first. I don't think it's the best deck in the format but it's the best control deck I've seen.

Doombolt in response to your own Doombolt deals the full 8 damage, and casting Fresh Ideas in response to Doombolt lets you deal 4 while getting a new hand. Fresh Ideas in response to your own Fragments of the Past gives you a new hand but with an extra copy of Royal Alkahest or whatever. If you're main phasing a Fresh Ideas, do it before you play a land, because you're probably going to draw one anyway and you get to dig further. Cast your sorceries before your instants, because they don't help you catalyze. I like casting Susurrus of Voor as soon as possible because then you have a higher chance of drawing another copy, but Ponder is of course better at finding an instant if you really need one.

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